Spikedog
It is futile to compare airlines in the ME and others in the civilised world on T&Cs. Certainly some outfits there have conditions that are closer to compulsory work than a contract respecting human rights. The huge underlying difference though is, that in civilisation at least you have some legal and human rights. You cannot be thrown in jail because your maid screwed up, the company watching that soap opera and doing squat to help. You cannot be sacked simply because you screwed up an approach and did a go around that was observed by a poor egomaniac manager. You can at least take a broken contract to a judge who deserves such a name, with a fair chance of getting justice.
In the sandpit all this is a lost cause. It's all nice and cool as long as you don't encounter the arbitrary mentality of these sods around here. If this happens, you're alone and lost. The law abides the corrupt leaders and the almighty lord of greed.
Good luck with your choice.